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The '''Berhala Island''' ({{lang-ms|Pulau Berhala}}) is a small forested island situated in [[Sandakan|Sandakan Bay]] in [[Sandakan]], [[Sabah]], [[Malaysia]]. |
The '''Berhala Island''' ({{lang-ms|Pulau Berhala}}) is a small forested island situated in [[Sandakan|Sandakan Bay]] in [[Sandakan]], [[Sabah]], [[Malaysia]]. |
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The island is approximately 5 hectares in size and has prominent cliffs at its northern end.<ref>http://www.virtualmalaysia.com/destination/berhala%20island.html</ref><ref>http://www.borneoexpress.com/borneo_interesting_places.htm</ref> Many [[birds of prey]] can be seen on and around Berhala, including [[brahminy kite]]s, [[Philippine serpent eagle|serpent eagles]] and [[sea eagle]]s.<ref>Smythies, B. E., 1960, ''The Birds of Borneo'' Publisher: Oliver & Boyd.</ref> |
The island is approximately 5 hectares in size and has prominent cliffs at its northern end.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virtualmalaysia.com/destination/berhala%20island.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-05-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907174933/http://www.virtualmalaysia.com:80/destination/berhala%20island.html |archivedate=7 September 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.borneoexpress.com/borneo_interesting_places.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-05-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705210356/http://www.borneoexpress.com/borneo_interesting_places.htm |archivedate=5 July 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> Many [[birds of prey]] can be seen on and around Berhala, including [[brahminy kite]]s, [[Philippine serpent eagle|serpent eagles]] and [[sea eagle]]s.<ref>Smythies, B. E., 1960, ''The Birds of Borneo'' Publisher: Oliver & Boyd.</ref> |
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The island has a [[lighthouse]] at its highest point.<ref>http://www.iczm.sabah.gov.my/reports/Coastal%20Profile%20Sandakan/Ch11/Chapter%2011%20-%20Tourism.htm</ref> |
The island has a [[lighthouse]] at its highest point.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iczm.sabah.gov.my/reports/Coastal%20Profile%20Sandakan/Ch11/Chapter%2011%20-%20Tourism.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-05-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627024944/http://www.iczm.sabah.gov.my:80/Reports/Coastal%20Profile%20Sandakan/Ch11/Chapter%2011%20-%20Tourism.htm |archivedate=27 June 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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In the period prior to World War II, the island was used as a quarantine station for labourers coming from China and the Philippines, and was also home to a [[leprosarium|leper colony]]. During the war, civilian internees, including [[Agnes Newton Keith]] and her husband [[Harry Keith]] were held in the quarantine station which served as a makeshift internment camp, before being transferred to [[Batu Lintang camp]] in [[Kuching]], [[Sarawak]]. After the civilians left, POWs were interned in the camp. A daring escape took place from Berhala Island in June 1943, when several POWs who were due to be transferred to [[Sandakan Death Marches|Sandakan POW camp]] managed to escape to [[Tawi-Tawi]] in the Philippines.<ref>Peter Firkins, 1995, ''Borneo Surgeon A Reluctant Hero: The Story of Dr James P. Taylor'' Carlisle, WA: Hesperian Press,77-8</ref><ref>[http://cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/121749 AWM photograph 121749 caption]</ref> |
In the period prior to World War II, the island was used as a quarantine station for labourers coming from China and the Philippines, and was also home to a [[leprosarium|leper colony]]. During the war, civilian internees, including [[Agnes Newton Keith]] and her husband [[Harry Keith]] were held in the quarantine station which served as a makeshift internment camp, before being transferred to [[Batu Lintang camp]] in [[Kuching]], [[Sarawak]]. After the civilians left, POWs were interned in the camp. A daring escape took place from Berhala Island in June 1943, when several POWs who were due to be transferred to [[Sandakan Death Marches|Sandakan POW camp]] managed to escape to [[Tawi-Tawi]] in the Philippines.<ref>Peter Firkins, 1995, ''Borneo Surgeon A Reluctant Hero: The Story of Dr James P. Taylor'' Carlisle, WA: Hesperian Press,77-8</ref><ref>[http://cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/121749 AWM photograph 121749 caption]</ref> |
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Plans are currently in development to promote Berhala Island as a tourist attraction.<ref>http://www.sabahtourism.com/sabah-malaysian-borneo/en/news/2631-liew-berhala-island-a-budding-tourist-attraction/</ref> |
Plans are currently in development to promote Berhala Island as a tourist attraction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabahtourism.com/sabah-malaysian-borneo/en/news/2631-liew-berhala-island-a-budding-tourist-attraction/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-05-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326045709/http://www.sabahtourism.com:80/sabah-malaysian-borneo/en/news/2631-liew-berhala-island-a-budding-tourist-attraction/ |archivedate=26 March 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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The Berhala Island (Malay: Pulau Berhala) is a small forested island situated in Sandakan Bay in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.
The island is approximately 5 hectares in size and has prominent cliffs at its northern end.[1][2] Many birds of prey can be seen on and around Berhala, including brahminy kites, serpent eagles and sea eagles.[3]
The island has a lighthouse at its highest point.[4]
In the period prior to World War II, the island was used as a quarantine station for labourers coming from China and the Philippines, and was also home to a leper colony. During the war, civilian internees, including Agnes Newton Keith and her husband Harry Keith were held in the quarantine station which served as a makeshift internment camp, before being transferred to Batu Lintang camp in Kuching, Sarawak. After the civilians left, POWs were interned in the camp. A daring escape took place from Berhala Island in June 1943, when several POWs who were due to be transferred to Sandakan POW camp managed to escape to Tawi-Tawi in the Philippines.[5][6]
Plans are currently in development to promote Berhala Island as a tourist attraction.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
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- ^ AWM photograph 121749 caption
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
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